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This month’s Domestic Sluttery Pudding Club is all about cheesecake (last month was chocolate and I made Sex Pots), my favourite pudding of all! This cheesecake takes a bit of prep in as much as you will need to get things infusing for few days before you make them but that takes pretty much zero effort and once done you can knock this together in minutes, PLUS you get the most incredible smoked rum to use in cocktails 🙂

This recipe uses a fresh unpasturised sheep’s curd made by Homewood Cheese, it’s wonderfully fresh and creamy and therefore perfect for this recipe. If you can’t get hold of ewe’s curd however you could use ricotta instead.

To make the smoked tea rum: (5 days before dessert required)

250ml golden rum

12 strands good quality Lapsang Souchong tea

Simply pop the strands into the rum and leave to infuse for a minimum of 2 days. I’ve said use 250ml rum as it keeps forever and just gets better with time so it’s there for the next time, it’s also amazing in cocktails!

Ingredients:

100ml Smoked Tea Rum

50g sultanas (go for the jumbo ones)

100g stem ginger biscuits

30g unsalted butter (melted)

150ml whipping cream

150g fresh sheep’s curd

1 jar stem ginger in syrup

1 big sprig fresh rosemary

Crystallised rosemary (optional)

3 sprigs fresh rosemary

1 egg white

fine white caster sugar

3 days before you need you dessert:

Place your sultanas in a cup and pour over the smoked tea rum making sure all the sultanas are covered. Cover the cup with cling film and leave to infuse for 3 days. This may seem a long time but after 3 days the sultanas will be so plump that they pop when you bite into them releasing a burst of flavour.

Take a clean sprig of rosemary and push it into the centre of your jar of stem ginger and syrup in order to infuse.

The day before:

Dip the remaining sprigs of rosemary into the egg white, then using a small sieve (a tea strainer is perfect) gently dust the rosemary with the caster sugar, coating evenly but lightly. Lay the sprigs gently on a baking sheet and leave overnight in an airing cupboard in order for it to crystallise.

On the day:

Crush the stem ginger biscuits and add the melted butter. Stir to combine then divide the mixture between 4 glasses and push down gently to even off using the back of a spoon. Pop into the fridge to set whilst you make the next layer.

Whip your cream until it will happily stay stuck to a spoon when held upside down. Stir in in the sheep’s curd and make sure it is evenly mixed then stir in the sultanas and rum. Take your glasses out of the fridge and divide the mixture between them carefully pushing the cream down onto the biscuit base to avoid air gaps and leaving room at the top for a layer of rosemary ginger syrup.

Pour over the syrup then top each dessert with a small sprig of rosemary. The beauty of making these in glasses is that as your spoon travels through the layers you pick up all the flavours, and its a lot less faff than using dessert rings!

Thoughtful Bread at Bath farmer’s Market sell the most delicious breads and cakes! Unfortunately I arrived quite late to the market but I was still able to grab a Beetroot loaf (I will definitely be making these in future), a Cider Loaf (amazing!) and a Walnut and Raisin loaf (fantastic, my absolute favourite) and not forgetting the most beautifully indulgent Chocolate Raspberry tart (it didn’t even make it as far as the car!).

I adore cheese and last year was the year I discovered Homewood Cheese who make stunning cheeses using sheep’s milk. What was even more lovely was that despite having never met them before I was greeted with a very friendly: “Hello Hazel”! It was really lovely to finally meet Tim and Angela at the market as I’m quite often to be heard singing the praises of their cheese on Twitter! Tim is the cheese man and he met his partner Angela at a Farmer’s Market where she sells her fantastic preserves. Their fresh cheese tart only made it as far as the car also!

This lovely chap travels up from Dorset each month to the market. I bought some Venison faggots from him and they were absolutely delicious!